• Updates from seventh day of tennis at Melbourne Park
• Raducanu takes on Swiatek at 11.30am local / 12.30am GMT
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A quick catch up the women’s singles on day six when defending champion, Aryna Sabalenka, was challenged by Clara Tauson before eventually coming away unscathed with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory.

But there was heartbreak for comeback queen and two-time champion Naomi Osaka retired during the third-round match against Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic after dropping the first set in a tie-break.

I really relish [big occasions]. I love the big ­stadiums, the big matches. It’s something that I just really enjoy doing. And it’s so nice to also just go a round further than I did in the last three years that I played here. Australia is somewhere where I really like playing. I like the conditions, I like the crowd and the support here has been amazing, with a lot of union jacks in the crowd as well, which is great. It’s a match that I’m looking forward to.